normalcy
noun
nor·mal·cy
ˈnȯr-məl-sē 
: the state or fact of being normal
a return to normalcy after war
Examples of normalcy in a Sentence
Let's hope for an end to the war and a return to normalcy.
a combat-weary soldier longing for the normalcy of peacetime life
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Haidar, whose story travelled around the globe, is aching to restore a semblance of normalcy to her life.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
In other words, cancer robs people of normalcy and disrupts careers, relationships, and the simple joys of life.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Yet in time, as raw grief subsides and normalcy returns in increments, depth charts and dime packages will start mattering again in Tallahassee.
—Joey Knight, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
Her memoir offered an intimate account of the ways that grief tears us away from normalcy.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
In other words, cancer robs people of normalcy and disrupts careers, relationships, and the simple joys of life.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Yet in time, as raw grief subsides and normalcy returns in increments, depth charts and dime packages will start mattering again in Tallahassee.
—Joey Knight, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
Her memoir offered an intimate account of the ways that grief tears us away from normalcy.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/normalcy. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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normalcy
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